The race for the prestigous Gillete Best Young Player award is heating up with the list trimmed down to six players. The award aims to recognize the impact of young footballers in their first FIFA World Cup who rises above their young peers throughout the duration of the tournament.
Past winners include notables like Brazilian legend PELÉ, German icon Franz BECKENBAUER, greatest striker of Peru Teofilo CUBILLAS and England wunderkid Michael OWEN to name a few.
This year’s competitors under the age of 21 to win the prized award is trimmed down to six people namely:
1. BARNETTA Tranquillo (SUI)
2. FABREGAS Cesc (ESP)
3. MESSI Lionel (ARG)
4. PODOLSKI Lukas (GER)
5. RONALDO Cristiano (POR)
6. VALENCIA Luis (ECU)
I go for Lukas Podolski who has electrified the crowd in Germany with his superb fast paced skills and deadly scoring prowess .
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[tags]FIFA World Cup, World Cup Germany, Gillette Best Young Player[/tags]
[…] I went for Lukas Podolksi to win the Best Young Player award with the way he electrified the crowd at Germany. True enough, the Best Young Player award is not based on popularity for which he will be a runaway winner given the games are played in his hometown. […]